Melbourne International Airport is one of the nation's fastest-growing aircraft and aerospace manufacturing and maintenance hubs. Since 2008, major aircraft manufacturing and maintenance operations have added nearly 1,000 jobs to the region. Aviation-related giants, including Embraer and Northrop Grumman, recognize the synergy and potential for growth that Melbourne International Airport offers.

The following is a partial list of companies at the airport and throughout the region that provide ancillary and related services to aircraft manufacturing and the avionics, aerospace and space-flight industries.